The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports claiming that human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was rearrested after securing bail at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja.
The Force clarified that his transfer to a correctional facility was a procedural enforcement of a court directive, not a new arrest.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, provided the clarification in a post on his verified X account on Saturday, October 25, 2025, stating that Sowore’s movement was carried out in line with the court’s remand order.
“He was NOT rearrested. He was simply taken to a correctional facility as directed on the remand warrant pending his perfection of his bail conditions,” Hundeyin explained.
Sowore was arrested on Thursday, October 23, 2025, outside the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after attending a court session.
His arrest was linked to the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, during which he and other demonstrators demanded the release of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
According to police sources, Sowore and several protesters were apprehended for allegedly protesting and causing public disturbance within a court-restricted zone.
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He was arraigned the next day, Friday, October 24, before Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’Id at the Kuje Magistrate Court, alongside 13 others, on charges of unlawful assembly and breach of public peace.
The court granted bail to all defendants in the sum of ₦500,000 each, with conditions requiring submission of a verified National Identification Number (NIN), three-year tax clearance certificates, and international passports.
Police authorities stressed that Sowore’s transfer to a correctional facility was in accordance with the court’s remand warrant, pending the completion of his bail process, and should not be interpreted as punitive or politically motivated.
Sowore, a veteran journalist and pro-democracy advocate, remains a prominent voice in Nigeria’s civic space through his activism and reporting